THIS DEBUT SOLO ALBUM BY M C MABON( AKA GRUFF MEREDITH , FORMER MEMBER OF WELSH LANGUAGE HIP HOPPERS TYSTION ) SEES ANY MUSICAL BOUNDARIES COLLIDE AROUND HIM. WITH THE HELP OF MULTI INSTRUMENTALIST FRANK NAUGHTON OF CARDIFF BAND ROCKETGOLDSTAR , AMONG OTHER CONTRIBUTING FRIENDS , HE MIXES UP PUNK ROCK , HIP HOP, FOLK , PSYCHEDELIC AND AMBIENT SOUNDS INTO A RATHER GLORIOUS CONCOTION . THE ALBUM IS PACKED FULL OF CATCHY MELODIES THAT TRANSLATE EFFECTIVELY ON A MUSICAL LEVEL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE CHOOSES TO SING IN WELSH , ENGLISH OR GIBBERISH .

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'MR BLAIDD' , M C MABON'S DEBUT ALBUM IS A BRILLIANT INTRODUCTION TO THE FUZZY ONE . AS SOLEMNLY COOL AND CALM AS IT WAS SCHITZOPHRENIC AND MIND BLOWING - THE SHEER USE OF NOISES ON THE ALBUM MADE IT ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING AND SATISFYING LISTENS OF THE YEAR